Dr. John Paul Stapp was a U.S. Air Force officer who studied the effects of extreme acceleration on the human body. On December 10, 1954, Stapp rode a rocket sled, accelerating from rest to a top speed of 282 m/s (1015 km/h) in 6 s and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1 s. Calculate his (a) magnitude of acceleration in his direction of motion and (b) magnitude of acceleration opposite to his direction of motion. Express each in multiples of g (9.80 m/s²) by taking its ratio to the acceleration of gravity. a. b. 9 9

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Dr. John Paul Stapp was a U.S. Air Force officer who studied the effects of extreme acceleration on the human
body. On December 10, 1954, Stapp rode a rocket sled, accelerating from rest to a top speed of 282 m/s (1015
km/h) in 6 s and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1 s. Calculate his (a) magnitude of acceleration in
his direction of motion and (b) magnitude of acceleration opposite to his direction of motion. Express each in
multiples of g (9.80 m/s²) by taking its ratio to the acceleration of gravity.
a.
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b.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 11 Hint 1 Hint 2 Dr. John Paul Stapp was a U.S. Air Force officer who studied the effects of extreme acceleration on the human body. On December 10, 1954, Stapp rode a rocket sled, accelerating from rest to a top speed of 282 m/s (1015 km/h) in 6 s and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1 s. Calculate his (a) magnitude of acceleration in his direction of motion and (b) magnitude of acceleration opposite to his direction of motion. Express each in multiples of g (9.80 m/s²) by taking its ratio to the acceleration of gravity. a. < > b.
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